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#A9842E

#a9842e ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#a9842e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.27% red, 51.76% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.89% magenta, 72.78% yellow and 33.73% black. Its hue angle is 41.95°, with 57.21% saturation and 42.16% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.03:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 4.64.

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Relative luminance0.2513

Complementary

  1. #a9842e
  2. #2e53a9

Split complementary

  1. #a9842e
  2. #2e91a9
  3. #472ea9

Analogous

  1. #a9472e
  2. #a9842e
  3. #91a92e

Triadic

  1. #a9842e
  2. #2ea984
  3. #842ea9

Tetradic

  1. #a9842e
  2. #53a92e
  3. #2e53a9
  4. #842ea9

Square

  1. #a9842e
  2. #2ea947
  3. #2e53a9
  4. #a92e91

Monochromatic

  1. #31260d
  2. #6d551e
  3. #a9842e
  4. #d0ab53
  5. #e1c88f

Shades

#a9842e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a9842e
  2. #987729
  3. #876a25
  4. #765c20
  5. #654f1c
  6. #554217
  7. #443512
  8. #33280e
  9. #221a09
  10. #110d05
  11. #000000

Tints

#a9842e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a9842e
  2. #b29043
  3. #ba9d58
  4. #c3a96d
  5. #cbb582
  6. #d4c297
  7. #ddceab
  8. #e5dac0
  9. #eee6d5
  10. #f6f3ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a9842e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a9842e
  2. #a58436
  3. #a1833e
  4. #9d8347
  5. #99824f
  6. #958257
  7. #90825f
  8. #8c8167
  9. #888170
  10. #848078
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #898989 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #978770 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #948422 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9d8d32 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b77872 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9d8427 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a28a30 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b27d5e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a9842e {
  color: #a9842e;
}
Background
.bg-a9842e {
  background-color: #a9842e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a9842e {
  border: 2px solid #a9842e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a9842e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 169 132 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 57% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a9842e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a9842e, #91a92e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a9842e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(169 132 46 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 4.64 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 11.22 #996515 Golden Brown ΔE 11.79 #cd853f Peru ΔE 11.83 #b87333 Copper ΔE 12.02 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 12.05 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 12.33 #567bd1 Inverted #898989 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#a9842e  rgb(169, 132, 46)  hsl(42, 57%, 42%)  Dark Goldenrod
#2e53a9  rgb(46, 83, 169)  hsl(222, 57%, 42%)  Sapphire
#2ea984  rgb(46, 169, 132)  hsl(162, 57%, 42%)  Jungle Green
#842ea9  rgb(132, 46, 169)  hsl(282, 57%, 42%)  Purple Heart